ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the overall outcomes and complication rates of the transvaginal mesh (TVM) placed for the management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) at 5-years follow up. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study in Urogynecology section in a single center in Argentina. Patients with prolapse stage II or higher were included. Seventy-six patients had TVM surgery for POP and 72 (95%) were available for the 5-year follow-up period. RESULTS: The cure rate using the combined criteria (leading edge ≤0 according to Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q), no bulge symptoms and no new treatment for prolapse) was 79.2% (57/72) (95% CI 68-88%). Only 5.5% (4/72) (95% CI 1.5-13.6) were re-operated for prolapse recurrence. Mesh exposure occurred in 16.6% of cases (nâ¯=â¯12; 95%CI 8.9-27.3). The incidence of de-novo dyspareunia was 13.3% (2/15) (95%CI 1-40) CONCLUSIONS: We observed that TVM is a durable treatment for prolapse and that adverse events were acceptable without severe complications at 5-year follow-up.
